The List

I snagged this list from Christa Allan’s blog. A little fun for everyone else while I go take two finals.

Directions: Place an asterisk next to the things you’ve done on the list. Feel free to add some more.

1. Started your own blog *
2. Slept under the stars *
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower *
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyworld *
8. Climbed a mountain *
9. Held a praying mantis *
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris *
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch *
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables *
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight *
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill *
24. Built a snow fort *
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping *
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice *
29. Seen a total eclipse *
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset *
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors *
35. Seen an Amish community *
36. Taught yourself a new language *
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke *
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight *
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted – drawn I think that counts! *
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris *
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain *
53. Played in the mud *
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason *
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma *
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp *
67. Bounced a check *
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (book!) *
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired/laid off from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone *
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle *
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican *
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper *
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox *
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club *
93. Lost a loved one *
94. Had a baby *
95. Seen the Alamo in person*
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone *
99. Been stung by a bee *
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument
102. Kissed the Blarney Stone
103. Ridden a camel
104. Served in the military *
105. Swam in a bayou *

 

Snow!

It figures that after Vicki leaves we get snow. It snowed last night and some stuck. Jesse Jr. went to play in it before it all melted.

Light Snow

Snow Shoveling?

Snow Jumper

Yum

The snow’s not supposed to last very long, so Monkey was glad to play in it (and then come inside and drink some hot cocoa).

Also, today is my Mom’s Birthday. Happy B-Day, Mom! (She’s very young today!) Love ya!

 

Gas

I paid $1.89 / gallon today for unleaded.

 

Some Funny Things I’ve Seen…

…(or heard) so far this week.

1. A breast cancer awareness bumper sticker on a truck that stated:  “save the ta-tas” — Since when are we calling them ta-tas? My three year old doesn’t even call them that. But hey, whatever gets the word out, right?

2. Someone (in one of my classes) left a pair of shoes (“dance” shoes) in a classroom over the weekend…and on Tuesday they were still there. (That’s b/c they were like a size 11 ballet shoe in black…and they were for men.)

3. Overheard: “and then everything fell on the floor and it smelled like fish shit.” Just one question: what exactly does fish shit smell like?

4. A guy wearing a t-shirt that said “big or small we save them all” w/ a pink breast cancer ribbon…maybe he owned the truck.

5. And finally, something that irritated me: people walking in an enclosed area, let’s say an underpass, with a cigarette. No room for the smoke to disseminate except in my lungs.

 

Day of Toil

Yes, I realize Labor Day is tomorrow and not today . . . however, today was quite a day of drudgery for me. We surprised Jesse’s Mom at dinner for her birthday and were able to hang out with some friends this weekend, which was great! Not only were Mommy and Daddy happy to spend some time with adults, but Jesse Jr. loved playing with their youngins, especially K, who is only 1 month younger than Jesse Jr. And I haven’t been up to see Jesse’s family in awhile because of school, so it was nice to visit!

And when we made it home we took Jesse Jr. to the park to play and then the “M-store” (the one w/ the golden arches) for dinner. And then the fun started. As I checked on the load of laundry I started, I let out a very frustrated yelp–the water from the washer was gushing onto the floor like it was high tide. So after I turn off the washer and clean up the mess (Big Jesse helped) I thought I had sufficiently analyzed the problem and knew what to avoid. So I started another load. And as it didn’t leak while I was in the room, I figured it was safe to go and shower the nasties off. Big mistake. I asked Big Jesse to go check on the laundry and it was re-flooded. So after my shower we cleaned it up again. And then I was done with laundry (prematurely) for the night. P.O.S. That’s all I have to say.

In other news, Gustav is triflin’. And Hanna is creepin’. My family decided to ride this one out at my sister’s house. I know everyone is keeping an eye on Gustav and hopes it does some downgrading before it hits (most likely) the LA coast. (And on a relevant sidebar to this topic:  oil companies are nothing but shammers who take advantage of potentially tragic events. Gas jumped 20¢ overnight. And I don’t wanna hear that crap about loss of production due to the evacuation of the rigs off the coast of LA. Oil prices had gone down during the same time period. Fuckers. Every single one of them.) My brother sent me an email that said it best:

Hurricane Tracking Map